Who is Gay Dillingham
Curriculum Vitae
2002 - present - Executive Director, Livingry Foundation
Dillingham manages the programmatic, operational, and financial activities
of the Livingry Foundation, which is a supporting organization to
the Tides Foundation. The Executive Director works directly with
the Board of Directors to develop the vision, structure and policies
of the Livingry Foundation.
1997 - 2001- President, Earthstone International
Earthstone International manufactures high performance, heavy duty,
non-toxic cleaning, and sanding products. These revolutionary products
made from 90 percent recycled glass outperform competitive products
while diverting waste glass from landfills for value added products.
Dillingham is co-founder of Earthstone with her eco-preneur husband,
Andrew Ungerleider. Dillingham has been providing media services to
Earthstone International since 1995, is the companies spokesperson
and a Board Director.
1990 - present - Founder/Owner, CNS Communications, LLC
CNS Communications was founded in 1996. Formerly Dillingham Productions,
this company has provided full in-house production services since
1987, owning broadcast quality production equipment and a digital
post-production edit system. Dillingham founded CNS as a production
company dedicated to creating quality, memorable media that entertains
and challenges viewers to stretch their imaginations and participate
in new visions of our personal and collective futures.
1987- 1990 Video Southwest, Partner
Dillingham's professional experience includes many different areas
in the media industry from technical and managerial to creative.
She has developed and maintained the vision of her respective companies
and partnerships. Major products and services include video news
releases, promotional tapes, comprehensive educational and promotional
packages, commercials, complete in-house services including production
planning, marketing strategies, scriptwriting, on-location productions,
on and off-line editing, packaging and distribution, finance, and
customer service.
CUSTOMER AND NATIONAL BROADCAST CREDITS INCLUDE:
Sony Records, PBS, TBS, CNN, Universal, C-Span, IBM, Worldnet TV, New
Mexico Museums, Philip Morris Co., Corbis Inc.(Division of Microsoft),
MCA Records, and the United Way.
SELECTED CREDITS:
Dillingham and her partner, Andrew Ungerleider produced an extremely
successful series for public television with New York Times Best
Selling author and integrative medicine guru, Doctor Andrew Weil.
These programs raised millions of dollars for public television.
Dillingham produced the "edu-tainment" (educational/entertainment) video "My Body Belongs to Me" (1992) for the home and educational markets. This video was recognized by the American Film and Video Festival with a blue ribbon award in the category of "Guidance and Values Education" and is endorsed by the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. The Coalition uses the video in its Videotherapy program in Women Infant, Children (WIC) Centers and it is used by thousands of teachers and parents to assist in teaching children invaluable self esteem skills and preventing sexual abuse.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Dillingham Ranch, LLC, Partner
EDUCATION:
Dillingham attended the Evergreen State College on a Merit Scholarship
from 1994-1997. She received a Bachelor of Arts with a self-designed
major combining social and environmental sciences into the field
of communications.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Ø Vice President, Board of Trustees, Coalition for Quality
Children's Media (CQCM)
Ø Board of Advisors, Washington DC based Center for Defense Information
(CDI).
Ø Chair, New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
Ø Member, Peace and Security Funder's Group
Ø Member, New Mexico Association of Grantmakers
Ø Single engine pilot's license
